Sermon Tone Analysis

Introduction.

Today we are going to look at the conclusion of the Upper Room Discourse where Jesus is going to primarily deal with the emotions of the disciples.

These 11 men were sorrowing.

They were confused at what Jesus was teaching them, and they were afraid because they finally realized that the end of walking physically with Jesus was near.

Four times in this chapter Jesus uses the greek verb “ lupē meaning inward grief or Sorrow to describe the emotional state of the disciples.

This word was used to describes an inner pain that cuts so deep, it hurts too much to cry.

I’ve shared this story before, but i cant think of better illustration from my life that the phone call I got from Amy’s dad when he told us he had pancreatic cancer and that it didn’t look good.

Our emotional state instantly sunk into sorrow, trying to comprehend the news that we were just given.

We were internally grieved to the point it just left us numb.

This is where these 11 followers of Jesus are at.

The news that Jesus was leaving has left them emotionally drained, and the thought of serving a world who will hate them has left them in a state of emotional Sorrow.

And now Jesus tenderly explains to his followers how they can have Joy in the midst of their sorrow.

Look with me at verses 20-21 ....

John 16:20–21 (ESV)

Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice.

You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy.

When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world.

Jesus starts out his words of encourage by making their sorrow seem even worse.

look at what he said ‘you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice’

So those who oppose God and reject Jesus as Messiah are going to experience happiness, while the disciples will be weeping and lamenting over the death of Jesus.

But that was not the end of the story, The joy of the world and the sorrow of the disciples will quickly change places when Jesus rises from the dead.

and their sorrow will quickly be turned into Joy!

The first point jesus is teaching His disciples is that...

Joy isProduced in times of Sorrow(20-21)

Sorrow and joy are connect!

We cannot have Joy without sorrow, they are eternally linked together.

Our greatest joys often arise out of our deepest moments of sadness.

David in Psalms 30:1-5

Psalm 30:1–5 (ESV)

I will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up and have not let my foes rejoice over me.

O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me.

O Lord, you have brought up my soul from Sheol; you restored me to life from among those who go down to the pit.

Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name.

For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime.

Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.

Sorrow may linger through the night But Joy comes in the morning.

The sorrow must take place if the joy is going to come.

Simply Put- There’s no skipping sorrow to get to the joy.

Jesus uses a very understood illustration to teach this truth to his disciples

I am sure that Most ladies would love to skip the excruciating pain of labor and just hold their newborn baby in their arms (v.

21), but it doesn’t work that way, does it ladies?

You don’t get the newborn without the labour, You don’t get the joy of a new baby without going through a time of anguish and pain.

Jesus lovingly tells the disciples they can’t get the joy he is speaking of without experiencing the sorrow first in their lives.

Their sorrow was watching as the world’s hatred for their Messiah came to a climax, where they stood helplessly by as Jesus was arrested, tried, convicted , beaten and murdered on the cross.

This is why Jesus said you will weep and lament while the world rejoices.

But Their sorrow from his death is necessary because his death is the only way for mankind to be saved.

Without this sorrow, there can be no life for mankind.

The sorrow of Christ’s death is necessary, but it will be short-lived.

It only will last for “A little while”, Three days later Jesus will rise again bringing Joy to the World.

Their lamenting will turn to shouting, their crying to cheering, and their mourning to joy.

Moms After your baby is born, it’s not that the pain of giving birth has gone; it’s just that it no longer matters.

It becomes a distant memory Because you now have the joy of a baby in your arms.

The disciples’ sorrow is going to be real, but it will become a distant memory the moment Jesus appears to them having conquered death and Bringing Joy to the world.

Transition:Jesus goes on in verse 22

John 16:22 (ESV)

“So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.”

Men- its going to get tough-Sorrows is coming, but it will only last a little while, and after it is gone there will be joy in the morning and this joy will not be temporary like the sorrow but it will never be able to be taken away.

Joy is Protected for all Eternity (22)

Jesus says the joy he brings can never be taken away.

Think about all the things we put into our lives to try and bring us happiness and great pleasure.

ILLUSTRATON OF BIKE STOLEN

When I was a 11 years old I really wanted a new mountain and I knew that if I got a new mountain bike I could ride that thing anywhere i wanted to go.

I believed that a new bike would make me happy I believed that anew bike would bring me great pleasure as a kid.

But the problem was our family didn’t have any money to buy me a bike.

One after noon I went to Hy-Vee with my mom and right in the entry of Hy-Vee was the most amazing mountain bike I had ever seen - and it was a prize for an art competition for kids.

I went home that day and started working on my art work to submit so that i could win the bike of my dreams.

On a Tuesday, A month later We got a phone call at home and they said we wanted to let you know that Jason won the grand prize and we could come pick up my new 10 speed mountain bike, I WON

When we got home I took that bike all over the neighbor- I was so proud of my new mountain, It was so cool.

It brought me happiness.

The next day I begged my mom to let me ride it the two blocks to church so I could show all of my friends my new Bike

I rode to church- parked it by the bushes right next to the front door and after church Me and all my friends ran outside so I could show them my brand new Bike.

and guess what?

MY BIKE WASN’T THERE someone came and stole my brand new bike.

I was devastated

My bike only brought me temporary joy because it was taken away.

Possessions can be stolen, they become broken, decayed and rusted

Our health can be taken away by disease,

Our relationships can end in an instance

Things in this world will disappoint you if they are what you rely on for your happiness, .

They may bring you pleasure for a little while but in the end they will not last.

Jesus is telling his discipels that the joy they will have in him, will never be able to be taken away.

Why- Because their joy comes from seeing jesus risen again- conquering death and sin.

And no amount of torture or persecution will ever be able to rob them of that joy.

You see, Their joy is protected because they know Jesus wins in the end.

When we as Believer’s find our joy in the risen Jesus it cannot be taken away.

If we find our joy in anything other than Jesus, Satan will do whatever He can to steal it away..

Author Matt Carter Said this”

The devil longs to steal our joy, and it’s not usually too hard.

Placing our joy in things like relationships, work, events, security, and health is like putting your life savings in a piggy bank, leaving it in a high-crime district at night with a hammer, and adding a note asking people to leave it alone because it’s really valuable.

`You’re a fool if you think it will be safe.

But if our joy is in Jesus, we trade the piggy bank for Fort Knox, and the devil gets a plastic spoon instead of a hammer.

You’re a fool if you think he can touch it.

Jesus told The disciple’s that their sorrow would turn into joy because of the resurrection of Jesus, and Because of what Jesus did was eternal our Joy is also

eternally ours.

As believers today Jesus has made us this same guarantee

and Jesus’s resurrection guarantees he can never die again, and those who follow him will never experience separation from him in death.

We may leave our physical bodies, but Jesus will never leave us

Transition: He goes On in verse 23-24 to say that...

Joy is made Plentiful through Answered Prayer (23-24)

John 16:23–24 (ESV)